Mahmood Sidra, Hussain Shahzad, Malik Farnaz
Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Drugs Control and Traditional Medicines Division, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Pak J Pharm Sci. 2014 Jan;27(1):193-202.
WHO estimates, around 80% of the especially developing world is indigent on complementary and alternative medicines which are prodigiously derived from herbal material. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is an important culinary herb originated from the Mediterranean region. It possesses small and dark seeds with volatile oil content. Petroselinum crispum is now planted throughout the world due to its usage in food industry, perfume manufacturing, soaps, and creams. Its main constituents subsume coumarins, furanocoumarins (bergapten, imperatori), ascorbic acid, carotenoids, flavonoids, apiole, various terpenoic compounds, phenyl propanoids, phathalides, and tocopherol. Due to these constituents, it has been annunciated to possess a number of possible medicinal emblematics including, antimicrobial, antianemic, menorrhagic, anticoagulant, antihyperlipidemic, antihepatotoxic, antihypertensive, diuretic effects, hypoglycaemic, hypouricemic, anti oxidative and estrogenic activities. In Morocco, Parsley is mostly used as an elixir to treat arterial hypertension, diabetes, cardiac and renal diseases. Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of parsley, made it propitious in food systems. Its ELI17 gene has been corroborated as a particularly fast-responding gene. There is a requisite for extensive research to avail the maximal benefits of this significant medicinal plant. The aim of this review paper is to divulge the chemical constituents of parsley that are explicitly related to substantial medicinal facets.
世界卫生组织估计，特别是在发展中世界，约80%的人依赖大量源自草药的补充和替代药物。欧芹（Petroselinum crispum）是一种重要的烹饪香草，原产于地中海地区。它有小而黑的种子，含有挥发油。由于其在食品工业、香水制造、肥皂和面霜中的用途，欧芹现在已在世界各地种植。其主要成分包括香豆素、呋喃香豆素（佛手柑内酯、欧前胡素）、抗坏血酸、类胡萝卜素、黄酮类化合物、芹菜脑、各种萜类化合物、苯丙烷类化合物、苯酞和生育酚。由于这些成分，它被宣称具有许多可能的药用特性，包括抗菌、抗贫血、月经过多、抗凝、抗高血脂、抗肝毒性、抗高血压、利尿作用、降血糖、降尿酸、抗氧化和雌激素活性。在摩洛哥，欧芹主要用作治疗动脉高血压、糖尿病、心脏和肾脏疾病的灵丹妙药。欧芹的抗氧化和抗菌活性使其在食品系统中具有优势。其ELI17基因已被证实是一个反应特别快的基因。有必要进行广泛的研究，以充分利用这种重要药用植物的最大益处。这篇综述文章的目的是揭示与重要药用方面明确相关的欧芹化学成分。
